Kevin D. Witkos

HARTFORD – UConn would be authorized to hire sexual assault nurses to deal directly with sexual assault victims on the Storrs campus under a bill that won unanimous Senate approval Tuesday. "One in five college women are sexually assaulted on their college campuses," Sen. Dante Bartolomeo, D-Meriden, said in explaining the need for the legislation. She said the aim of the bill is to provide UConn sexual assault victims with the best and swiftest care possible. The legislation now goes to the House for final approval. Bartolomeo said those who report being sexually assaulted on the Storrs campus currently are initially interviewed at the UConn infirmary, but then must be...

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HARTFORD – UConn would be authorized to hire sexual assault nurses to deal directly with sexual assault victims on the Storrs campus under a bill that won unanimous Senate approval Tuesday.
"One in five college women are sexually assaulted on...